Keep in mind that this panoramic, unlike the rest which are 360� views, is a 180� pano due to the fact that there is nothing to see on the other side (I was up against a building). Anyone who has been where I stood while taking the photos will know what I mean.
Buenos Dias Jer, I agree with Marie, it is lovely! I almost feel like I am there. Jer, who is paying for all of this constuction? Madrid, or the owners of the buildings? Whomever, they have a lot of foresight to maintain these lovely old buildings! Good work Madrile�os! You can't replace history.
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Well, the monument restoration and cleaning (ie. of the Plaza de la Villa) is paid for by the city (A.K.A. the taxpayers ) while the private construction (apartment buildings, stores, etc.) would be paid for by the owners of the same. The Plaza de la Villa is where the town hall is and hence is "public" so funds would naturally be public as well. Also, many of the huge businesses here (Caja Madrid, Telef�nica, etc...) donate funds to these monument restorations which is nice.
Yeah, it is great that they take care of the monuments but it is hard to see that when they totally cover them and work on them all at once I don't mind so much since I live here and can wait out the construction but sometimes I feel bad for visitors who may roll into town for a week or so only to find that their photography plans have been nipped in the bud
Hence this public service thread warning and updating them.
Oh well, you always have my photos tto use if you need them
I was in Madrid in June and it appeared that there was a lot of construction going on. You had to walk over holes in the sidewalk, some of the streets were dug up, and there was scaffolding everywhere. However, I still greatly enjoyed my trip. Madrid is still Madrid. The construction didn't take away from the experience.
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I don't mind so much since I live here and can wait out the construction but sometimes I feel bad for visitors who may roll into town for a week or so only to find that their photography plans have been nipped in the bud 
